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‘Worthless’ gifts get the good girls
New Scientist ^
| 7/27/05
| Anna Gosline
Posted on 07/27/2005 11:22:37 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
They had to do research on this...LOL
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:24:48 AM PDT
by
mystery-ak
(Home of the free, because of the Brave)
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:25:22 AM PDT
by
dakine
To: LibWhacker
Worthless gifts get the girls?
Wish I knew this the other night. I had a date that brought tears to my eyes.
I think it was the pepper spray she kept using.
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:25:39 AM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! We willna be fooled again!")
To: LibWhacker
You could make jokes all day about the highlighted "Worthless Balls" section of this article.
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:27:03 AM PDT
by
LanPB01
To: LibWhacker
When they measured the different outcomes of all the steps, they found the best solution for the males was to give extravagant, but intrinsically value-free gifts the vast majority of the time, while giving gifts of material value very occasionally.Was this whole load of BS paid for by the Lifetime for Women network?
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:27:07 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
To: mystery-ak
This reminds me, I need to apply for a grant. I'm going to research how womens' moods are effected when their husbands refuse to do housework.
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:27:20 AM PDT
by
Junior_G
To: LibWhacker
Cotton Balls! Get yer Cotton Balls right'cher ladies!
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:27:42 AM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(...forgiving (terrorists) is God's function. Our job is to arrange the mtg.-N. Schwartzkopf)
To: OB1kNOb
*pitter-patter, pitter-patter*
To: LibWhacker
So he and Seymour built a model based on a series of dating decisions. My guess is that he and Seymour don't go on a lot of dates.
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:29:54 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: LibWhacker
“I do not necessarily agree that theatre tickets are ‘worthless’,” she says.Really? Has she checked out Broadway lately?
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:29:54 AM PDT
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?")
To: OB1kNOb
Ladies, take note. OBIkNOb's balls are worthless.
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:29:56 AM PDT
by
LanPB01
To: LibWhacker
Ya hear that ladies? No more sparkly carbon crystals for you! What a relief it is to know I don't have to buy any more of them. Theatre tix for our 10th should do nicely I suppose. Sorry honey, those 2's for your ears aren't necessary.
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:30:08 AM PDT
by
numberonepal
(Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
To: LibWhacker
The model also fails to take the potential effects of cheating females into account.This is always the case.
“Some female birds raise their chicks with a 'nice' male and engage in short-term copulations with an attractive male - there is similar evidence among humans. In this way, females may get the best of both worlds.”
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:30:14 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
To: LibWhacker
I saw this while reading the artickle..."Worthless balls"
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:31:00 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(This tagline is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please stand by.)
To: LibWhacker
My hubby gives me teddies & vacuum cleaners. I'm not sure how that would fit in with this data.
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:31:25 AM PDT
by
Millee
(So you're a feminist......isn't that cute??)
To: frogjerk
Was this whole load of BS paid for by the Lifetime for Women network?Probably not a bad question. This is like how the Diamond Council of America successfully made it the conventional wisdom that men should spend at least two months of salary on an engagement ring.
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:32:05 AM PDT
by
Junior_G
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:32:43 AM PDT
by
The SISU kid
(Rats are like Slinkies. Good for nothing. But you smile when you push them down the stairs)
To: LibWhacker
From the article:
“I do not necessarily agree that theatre tickets are ‘worthless’,” she says.
Nice strawman, lady. The researcher never said that they were "worthless"; he said they were "value-free", i.e. they had no material value once the experience was over.
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:34:55 AM PDT
by
Bob
To: Millee
Does he stare at your teddies??
Ok, that's it - I'm slinking back to my corner...
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posted on
07/27/2005 11:36:24 AM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
("Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! We willna be fooled again!")
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